Emily McCann Lesser is a producer born, raised, and based in New York City. Emily's films have screened worldwide, premiered at prestige festivals including Sundance, TriBeCa, SXSW, and Outfest, and been distributed by HBO, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Orion Pictures, IFC Films, and more. She is committed to telling powerful and entertaining commercial stories about underrepresented communities and working with diverse filmmakers. She has been selected to participate in the Gotham Week Project Market twice, once for US features in development, and once for US features in post, Film Independent's Fast Track program, the Inside Out Film Finance Forum, and the Producer's Guild Mentorship program. She attended the University of St Andrews in Scotland and The City College of New York.
Photo from the premiere of NUKED at TriBeCa 2024